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After going through my first year of college my advice to my past self would be to just be open to everything. Dont be shy anymore. Let loose. Get to know people and make new friends. Dont rely on just a certain group of friends. Expand your horizons so you have a big group of friends. Academically I would say take even harder classes. More AP and college credit classes. Dont be afraid to push yourself. When choosing your college go somewhere new. Dont go where all of your friends are going. Going somewhere new will open up so many new opportunities along with forcing you to meet new people and make new friends. In short my advice would be to follow your heart. If your heart happens to go somewhere that your friends are ok, but dont just go because they are going. Experience life to the fullest with no regrets! Get out there and try different things and be smart about it.

The advice i would give myself would be to take as many advanced placement classes as i possibly can. This would help me tremendously in college. If i take the opportunity to take all the AP classes available, i will save money, time, and prevent myself from stressing out financially. Only some students qualify for financial aid, therefore students who don't, need to work. Being a full time student and working is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes our social life gets lost, due to lack of time. I believe if i would have taken all the AP classes offered to me in high school i would've saved myslef a whole semester in college. Also the waste of money to pay for classes that i could've taken in high school for free. I only took advantage of one AP class. If i could go back in time, i would proudly take the rest of the classes that were offered. Advanced placement classes are rigorous, but definitively worth taking.

If I could go back in time to when I was a High School senior I would give myself several pieces of advice. First, I would tell myself to be involved with more extra-curricular activities because they look good on resumes and scholarship apps. Secondly, I would tell myself to look harder for more scholarships. Thirdly, I would tell myself to make more lasting friendships, because I hardly know anyone that I knew in high school. And lastly, I would tell myself to be more diligent and to learn discipline, because it is needed in college. But overall, I would just encourage myself to do well in college.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would have some good advice for myself. First thing I would tell myself is that I need to get better grades, so i can receive a scholarship and not become in debt to attend college. College is a necessity in todays economy. I would tell myself to think beyond the high school i was attending to better my future. I was naive in thinking the real world was going to wait for me, and give me a "helping hand". I would also tell myself that i can succeed in life and school, all i need is some motivation. If i step up to the plate i can shape my own world; instead of being shaped by the world.

Learn how to study! Stop coasting through school and take advantage of the opportunities to face new challenges and learn how to conquer them. Enjoy your time with your friends and doing every extracurricular you can. There will not be as much time for that in college. Again, learn how to study. Learn how to read a textbook. Learn how to take notes. Learn how long it takes you to write a page. Learn time management. Learn how to work hard, then work harder because you can. Learn to save money. Learn to be opptomistic for there are rough times ahead. Do not worry so much about being perfect in school. Know you did your best and take pride in it.

If I were able to return to the past to talk to the immature me, I would tell myself that the procrastination of doing school work is only a factor, more like an obstacle that I have to get over. I would love to tell myself that the more I procrastinate the more I will fall beind and will not achieve my goals. I would also like to tell myself that PROCRASTINATION IS A HABIT THAT I HAVE TO BREAK; THAT PROCRASTINATION KILLS GPA'S. I would like to tell myself that once that bad habit of putting things off is broken it will make me feel much better, much more proud. I would also tell myself that I should be proud of going to school in hopes of acheiveing my dreams and that college is a great experience; none to be feared of.

Two things I would tell myself going into college would be 1) Do not sweat the small things. Things will work out ok. 2) Do it for yourself. Throughout college, I have learned that there can be a million things going on at once, but it is up to me to decided what is more important. It could be my best friend's birthday and I have a research paper due the next day. Chances are, most of us would choose to be with our friend and save the paper for later. However, one thing that I've learned, other than procrastination is not the way to go, is true friends would understand that the paper needs to be finished before anything. I think the biggest struggle in life is trying to please everyone else, whether it be our parents or friends, but ultimately, we need to do what is best for us and what makes us happy. When you go to college and make the big decisions on your own, the accomplishments come out much greater and are much more special. College is the time to be selfish and do it for ourselves to see what we can be.

I would advice myself to move away from home and live the college experience to the fullest extent. At this point I cannot afford to transfer to another class due to units and expenses. I always wanted to experience something different, but I did not take advantage of the opportunities presented to me at the time. Now I am waiting to finish my undergraduate education to have a second go at me moving away.

Looking into the future i will finally realize all of the potential that i have in all academic aspects. The advice that i would give myself would be to put in forth the effort of 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} in every single assignment from the beginning of my college career. Some assignments my seem that they will not have any positive effects in your life but every single high grade will boost your confidence up giving you the self confidence in order to try any new adventure and helping you to achieve your goals in life. Giving 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} effort will build up new healthy habits of trying hard in everything that life throws at you, and believe me college will be filled with a tremendous amount of up and down situations that will sometimes question your toughness to confront them, just give your best effort in evry problem you encounter. With the knowledge that you will be acquiring and the self confidence of past success you will build a future in your college life that no one will be able to destroy. Remember Knowledge is the most powerful tool to bring down any adversity.

Explore all the fraternities and clubs the school has to offer. If the possibility and opportunity to start a national fraternity is at hand, then take that challenge head on. It will help you develop into a young man and force you to become an adult a young age. My social and communication skills developed each day. I was given the opportuntiy to travel to different states and meet different brothers of all ages. Joining the fraternity was my best decision I made in college, but you will have to explore that for youerself and allow yourself to learn as much as you can. Make sure you get involved with student goverenment and try and be a leader at all times. If you decide to join a fraternity and run for student goverenment, make sure you aim for the president position. You have to obtain all that is possible. People forget what you said to them, they forget what you told them, but they will never forget how you made them feel. When you put yourself in a position to be a leader you are given that wonderful opportunity to leave that impact on people and to leave a legacy.